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February 25, 2015

It's just another game for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, or at least that's what they told the media on Monday.
The Bulldogs face their second-straight ranked team tonight, but this is the top-ranked team in the nation.
MSU welcomes No. 1 Kentucky to Humphrey Coliseum for a 6 p.m. tip at Humphrey Coliseum. The game can be seen on SEC Network.

February 25, 2015

It doesn't matter how good or bad the Mississippi State Bulldogs are. The game with Kentucky is always one of the toughest games if not THE toughest on the schedule.
As is the case for most teams in the Southeastern Conference, the Wildcats have been a thorn in its side most years.

February 25, 2015

Mississippi State used small ball early and often.
The Bulldogs then got the bats going in the latter innings to roll to an easy victory.
No. 14 MSU pounded out 14 hits and topped Alcorn State 10-2 in a midweek game at Dudy Noble Field Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs (9-0) had five bunt singles.

February 24, 2015

Mississippi State women's basketball coach Vic Schaefer understands the bullseye on his team is getting bigger and bigger.
A day after the Bulldogs learned they were ranked No. 11 by the Associated Press, they moved up to No. 13 in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll.
It was all in advance of Thursday's 6 p.m. tip at No. 2 South Carolina. The game can be viewed on Fox Sports Net South.

February 23, 2015

The Mississippi State women's basketball team is inching its way to the top 10.
In this week's Associated Press poll, the Bulldogs jumped three places from No. 14 to No. 11.
MSU is the third-highest ranked team in the Southeastern Conference behind No. 2 South Carolina and No. 6 Tennessee. The Bulldogs play the Gamecocks on the road Thursday night.

February 23, 2015

Mississippi State has been on the verge of winning several Southeastern Conference games this men's basketball season.
The Bulldogs have tallied five victories, but have lost nine games in league play. Six of those losses have come by six points or less.

February 23, 2015

It is coming down to the wire for Mississippi's high school basketball teams.
With region tournaments in the rearview mirror, boys hoops squads are now facing stiff competition in the form of the single-elimination state playoffs.

February 23, 2015

By

DANNY P. SMITH

Super Bulldog Weekend is special to many Mississippi State people.
MSU softball coach Vann Stuedeman has really grown to love the spring homecoming.
Stuedeman's Bulldogs have had the opportunity to play series at home on Super Bulldog Weekend two of the three seasons she has been the coach. Both occasions have worked out well.

February 22, 2015

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. â€“ It may have been an ugly way to get there at times, but 10 Southeastern Conference wins was a pretty sight for the Mississippi State women's basketball team on Sunday afternoon.
The 14th-ranked Bulldogs were able to reach that mark after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 57-55 at Foster Auditorium.